New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-31
THE INDIANS 90 BEGGING.
WHO WILL HAVE THE UNLUcKY CLUB'
SIGNING CONTRACTS FOR NEXT YEAR-MANAGFKs
busy WIFI POLO AND TeROGGANING

SIGNING CONTRACTS FOR NEXT YEAR-MANAGEks
Busy WITH POLO AND ToBoGGANING
Although the recent baseball convention at Cincin-
natl lasted four days, of the most important In
tcrcss settled There but seven clubs In
the American Association, and consequently the cir
cult is Incomplete The franchise Of the MetrOpo an
club is still In existence, but the club or city To take
II has not been definitely settled Few people believe
that the club VIII be located In this city, except as
a last resort. II has never been paying institution
since the local League club organized and even
EraStus Wiman found that when he engineered NC
dcStinie, Of tho club he had a whc elephant on his
hands That he showed the animal overheard IS not
surprising people who are acquainted with MI.
Wiman. Matters have taken more definite shape
during the last week, aud city may he aShcd IA
day or two TO taho mp the metropolitan iiah,hl.r.
good players will with the club aud fairly
good nine could bo arranged
Baseball managers, rs a whole, are energetic men
They turn over many bright shches in the summer,
and II they do utilize the winter months profit
ably II is not their fault Rink polo IL the present
fancy Of tho baseball men, and judging from the in
terost taken in the game, the lively sport VIII not taAo
many dollars Of the capacous pockets of the man
ayers. The game IS unusually popular one In tho
New England states and promises TO be Just as pop
ular here. Several championship games have already
been played, and the audiences grow larg With each
game Polo skates IS lively gamo and yet "A sci
entihc 1t is not so dangerous as polo on horse
back, and not nearly expensive Tho men play
of applause TObogganing has also been revived al me
local baseball grounds this winter The slides al the
Polo Grounds have been I'm position since last wntrr
The smaller slide at the Polo Grounds has been en-
largcd Slides have also been erected al Washington
Park, Brooklyn under tho auspices OF me newly or
plenty of snow means profitable season Tor the To-
bogganists.
The Scorers League recently organized at Cincln
natl will do much unravc baseball complications
The scoring ard playing rules have been Interpreted
many different ways that thc scores and the play
crs records been anything but satisfactory Tho
league proposes TO adop' systematic rules so That
the scores published will be Ineligible to the public
and more uniform. Players records In future Will
have some significance. The SCORERS have already
picked many flaws in the rules and put them into
clubs Will evcntuty become members Of the assoc a
ton Delegates from the Scorers League VIII De
present at all the future meetings of the clubs and VIII
do much In unravclling baseball ianglcs. y l. Young
the pres dent Of the League cordially indofscS the OF
ganizai!on
The impression among baseball admirers and playcr'
outside Of this city seems TO be- that he Ncw-York
club VIII have anything but easy time signing its
high salarlcd players next spring The stories about
the abnormal salaries being paid to players has
opened tho eyes Of tho local PLAYERS TO their own
worth and Importance. "swollcn hcad7 IS a largo
factor in the constitution Of some Of players, and
this undc,rabe affection IS unusually prevalent among
some OF the players Of the Ncw-York nine. u Tie
Brotherhood contract, which all The PLAYERS 81 the
League viii sign Tor season pfoVl.ior j. Wtl'
that club cannot player for the following
year unless II guarantees him the same salary he IT,.
ccivcd the previous season The club managers VIII
consequently Dc extremely careful about tho salaries
they pay next season. II serious trouble occur
VIII brew in the CAMS Of the New orb and Detroit
clubs
All III, managers Al present are engaged ln sh'Ni-
dcrlng the possibility for raising the admission ie
upDn the other fellow.
Crane To now pitcher engaged ty thr "" YORK
club depends almost entirely upon speed FOR effective
TIC rroollyn club VIII give n banquet at I'll" 'lnr-
cndon IIo.l to- ths delegates to tho h"dalc meeting
ia March.
Some Of the Ncw-York players VIII turn their ai'n-
ton TO polo as soonas they get bach from California
Murphy, the young pitcher TO PLAY with the r.
Louls club IS Tie sporting editor Of r. Louis paper
at present.
The staten Island Athletic club has secured I'l'''
formerly pitcher for the Bergen Point club 10 aAe
the place Of Tying their pitcher. who has turned If"
fcsslonal and 81 gn,d with the PHILADELPHIA club
FNCOTRAGTNG REPORTS ron THE HOSPITALS
Tn. reports rsn Hospital tion coutnne to lie
encouraging At tle Pr,iuce Exchange wHere tho cool